diff --git a/browser/components/markdown.styl b/browser/components/markdown.styl
index 8034c2a8..e79f2a29 100644
--- a/browser/components/markdown.styl
+++ b/browser/components/markdown.styl
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ body
 li
   label.taskListItem
     margin-left -2em
-    background-color white
 div.math-rendered
   text-align center
 .math-failed